1983

1983

Nebraska

21

LSU

20

January 1, 1983 – Orange Bowl Stadium

Fumblin’ Nebraska Holds On
LSU came within one point of upsetting No. 3 Nebraska, but the Huskers held on to win 21-20.

Despite four fumbles and a pair of interceptions, the Big Red Machine was able to come back from a 17-7 deficit to win. Two Dalton Hilliard scores for LSU came as the result of Nebraska fumbles and a third quarter LSU field goal was also the result of a fumble.

Finally, the ’Husker offense came alive, scoring twice thanks to drives engineered by quarterback Turner Gill. Gill found Mike Rozier with an 11-yard pass and then scored the second touchdown himself, giving the ’Huskers a 21-17 lead.